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"The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences."
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"All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do."

"Some of us fast so that we can have less discomfort in life. The reason is not far-fetched - God is not interested in your comfort. He is more interested in your purpose."

"A life without increase, production and multiplication is a wasted one."

"Only your calling can give you fulfillment."

"Purposefulness is a must."

"Life is short only if you are not living your purpose."
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"A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude."


"If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits."


"Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make."
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